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David McCarthy
Personal information
Born (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988 (age 36)
Waterford
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Event5000 metres
College teamProvidence College
ClubWest Waterford AC
Now coachingRay Treacy
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Ireland
European Under-23 Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place Kaunas 2009 5000m
Updated on 12 Jan 2010

David McCarthy (born 3 August 1988 in Waterford, Ireland) is a middle-distance athlete who has won international medals.

After being voted Irish athlete of the month for April 2009, McCarthy won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres at the 2009 European Under-23 Athletics Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania - the only Irish medal of the Championships.

McCarthy's third-place finish saw him beaten by gold-medallist Mohamed Elbendir of Spain and French athlete Noureddine Smaïl - both of whom were African-born.

Coached by Ray Treacy, brother of 1984 Olympic marathon silver-medallist John Treacy, McCarthy as of the 2009-10 semester attends Providence College.

References

  1. "National Award for David McCarthy". Waterford Today.
  2. "Radio interview with David McCarthy". Athletics Ireland. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009.
  3. "EAA Results Website". European Athletics Association/sportresult.com.
  4. "Friars.com article". friars.com.


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